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CaixaBank is expanding its collaboration with Google Cloud to advance AI and data capabilities. The move builds on an existing partnership without new financial or timeline details disclosed.

Google’s AMIE system became the first patient-facing conversational diagnostic tool studied prospectively in a real-world clinical setting.

Google Cloud unveiled a single Gemini agent that accepts goals instead of questions and runs autonomously for days, complete with its own inbox and calendar for company integration.

Google launched a Gemini AI agent for workplace use that can write code and carry out tasks autonomously.

Logitech has launched its Logi Options+ app on Googlebook, extending control to its keyboards and wireless mice on the Android-based platform. The update adds Magic Pointer support.

Amazon's new Alexa tablets drop the Fire branding. They now run Google Play services after the company shut down its own app store.

A leak indicates Samsung's upcoming over-ear headphones could be called Galaxy Studio.

Google's experimental AI Edge Foresight app transcribes meetings and audio files entirely offline on macOS with the on-device EmbeddingGemma 2 model. It also summarizes sessions while letting users add their own notes.

Amazon's new tablets integrate Alexa+ with full Google Play Store access on updated hardware. The lineup targets personalized AI features alongside Android app compatibility.

Google is rolling out its new AI model gradually amid safety concerns.

10 AI companies including Amazon, Google, Microsoft and OpenAI agreed to personal data handling changes after ICO scrutiny. The watchdog says further questions remain.

Google Cloud unveiled the Gemini agent at its Gemini at Work 2026 event, positioning it as the universal agent for work aimed at enterprise customers.

Google and Unity each unveiled text-prompt generative AI platforms for building games. Google's Playground is available for testing now in the US, while Unity Spark is coming soon.

Google Wallet's new Android interface stacks cards vertically, hiding the details needed to tell them apart. The change risks users selecting the wrong card.

Google Photos is adding a button that opens the video editor directly from the sharing screen, skipping the need to edit first. The change is rolling out now.

Hackers compromised operators of the .gh, .as, and .sl ccTLD registries to modify DNS records and obtain unauthorized HTTPS certificates for several Google domains.

Googlebooks now map Android's old navigation icons, the triangle, circle, and square, directly onto the F1, F2, and F3 keys. The Quick Insert and Google logo keys predate this change by a couple of years.

Four tech leaders are said to receive the National Medal of Science from President Trump. • Lisa Su, AMD • Elon Musk, SpaceX • Sergey Brin, Google • Jensen Huang, Nvidia

Pixel 11 series devices remain on Android 16 after the October 2026 update, with no Android 17 QPR1 build included.

Google is rolling out upgraded screen savers to the Pixel 9, adding styles and features first introduced on the Pixel 10 series. The update reaches older hardware without magnetic support.

Google is testing its TPUs in orbit under Project Suncatcher to check whether the chips can withstand launch stresses, radiation, and thermal swings. The project explores hosting machine learning infrastructure in space.

Google Home rolled out a server-side fix for a bug that stopped color LED bulbs from accepting hue and saturation commands. The update is deploying now.

Google Playground lets users generate playable browser games from text prompts alone. The tool handles code, assets and logic without manual editing.

5-minute videos are the new format for nontraditional contractors pitching AI tools to the Pentagon under the Tradewinds initiative. The program has already directed millions toward firms including OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google.

Google expanded SynthID Detector with OpenAI, NVIDIA, Kakao and soon Apple. The verification portal now checks AI-generated media and is available globally in English.

SynthID Detector opened to public use, allowing checks on whether online content came from Google AI or partner tools including OpenAI, NVIDIA, Kakao, and soon Apple.

Unity shares climbed 4% after a Google partnership opened game creation to non-coders. Roblox fell 3% while Take-Two held steady.

Google introduced Playground, an experimental platform for creating, playing, and sharing custom games.

Google is rolling out a fix for an Android Auto bug that briefly auto-played music on car start even when the autoplay setting was disabled. The update addresses the issue after user reports and confirmation from the company.

University of Missouri has partnered with Google Public Sector to apply AI across its research programs. The collaboration targets faster data analysis and innovation cycles on campus.

Google launches a platform that generates video games from text prompts.

Google has been ordered to halt work on two data centers in Finland. The country has become a major site for AI infrastructure builds.

Google Chrome on Android now verifies email addresses automatically during account creation, skipping the inbox step for confirmation codes.

Brussels is weighing an expansion of an existing corporate levy to pull more revenue from Apple, Meta and Google without naming the digital sector. The move aims to avoid threatened US retaliation over digital services taxes.

Google Messages may soon replace its per-conversation RCS or SMS toggle with one global preference. The change would push more users toward RCS by default.

Google Messages is reportedly gaining a Games section that would let close contacts start billiards without leaving the chat.

€200 off the Google Pixel 10a 256 GB on Amazon during Prime Flash Days, with the model now listed at 449 euros instead of 649.

Google Messages is working to remove a key RCS feature users rely on, though no removal timeline has been set.

890MW of extra nuclear capacity is expected from upgrades to turbines, generators, and digital controls under a Google partnership with a major reactor operator.

Apple is said to be readying a doorbell, deadbolt lock, thermostat, indoor camera, outdoor camera and floodlight camera in partnership with LG. The devices form part of a broader smart home effort aimed at Amazon and Google.

Google is rolling out a firmware update for the Pixel Buds Pro, Pro 2, and Pixel Buds 2a. The release follows last month's Gemini integration.

Google's October Pixel update drops the Pixel 6 from feature support. Newer devices receive the security patches and AI tools instead.

Claude now adds sidebar integration to Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides. The feature lets users summon the model directly inside each app without switching tabs.

3 domain registries were compromised, giving hackers unauthorized TLS certificates for Google and other large services.

Claude now edits Google Docs, Sheets and Slides in place after Anthropic opened the beta to all paid plans on October 6. Until now the assistant could only read those files.

Motorola is expanding its Android 17 rollout to more devices this week, including the Razr Ultra (2026).

Three fixes arrive in Google's October 2026 security patch for Android 17, now rolling out to Pixel 6 through Pixel 11 devices.

Samsung is now bringing its Android 17-based One UI 9 update to the Galaxy S24 series and the Galaxy Z Fold 6.

EmbeddingGemma 2 organizes, searches, and connects information directly on consumer hardware. Google showed the model in an AI Edge Foresight Mac app that turns handwritten scribbles into full notes from offline recordings.

Google launched Nano Banana 2.1 on October 6, an update to its image generation model now available in Google AI Studio.

Googlebooks install only compliant web apps, unlike full Chromebook support, and run Linux apps in a more restricted mode.

Google Wallet is trialing a vertically stacked card list on Android. The change follows this year's homepage redesign and fullscreen passes revamp.

Googlebook Better Together features require Android 17, yet Samsung's Android 17 phones remain incompatible at launch.

EmbeddingGemma 2 is DeepMind's first natively multimodal open model for on-device embeddings. It unifies code, images, audio, and video in one shared space.

Google's Nano Banana 2.1 image model improves on prior versions in visual design, mask-based editing, and subject consistency.

$4.3B Google investment will add 890 MW of new nuclear to PJM. Constellation Energy signed 20-year PPAs with Google and Amazon last week that together back nearly 1.1 GW of expansions.

Google's USB-C travel charger for the Pixel Watch 4 and 5 is now discounted, months after its launch earlier this year.

$250 is the new price for the Pixel Watch 4 LTE, the lowest yet on Google's current Wear OS model.

Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold 8 is now $1,549 on Amazon, its lowest price since launch only months ago. The discount arrives during Prime Day.

Googlebook's Android sync features won't work with Samsung phones at launch, blocking the platform's core integrations for the majority of Android users.